Called Upstairs: Moravian Inuit Music in Labrador Volume 105

by Tom Gordon

A silent clapboard church on a barren Arctic landscape is more than just a place of worship: it is a symbol that can evoke fraught reactions to the history of Christian colonization. In the Inuit homeland of Northern Labrador, however, that church is more likely to resonate with the voices of a well-rehearsed choir accompanied by an accomplished string orchestra or spirited brass bands. The Inuit making this music are stewards of a tradition of complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228016770
• ISBN13: 9780228016779
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"